| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; The traditional Arthur; The 'Sarmatian connexion' theory; A first Arktouros: King Arkas of Arcadia; Arktouros II: the evidence from folktale; Ardus, 'greatest of knights': a first Artus-figure; Some ancient Gawain-figures, and an elusive Lancelot; Holy Graals and circular objects; Tristan and Thraetaona: the Tristan legend in the East; Six Arthurs in search of a character; From Kambles to Camalis; More 'Bear's Son' heroes: Theseus, Achilles, Batraz, Alexander; Jack the Giant Killer and King Arthur; Toxaris' third tale |
| Summary |
Although King Arthur's identity is so frequently debated, he is almost always set somewhere in the Celtic Britain of the Early Christian Era. This original and wide-ranging study argues that the roots of the Arthur legend are to be found in classical antiquity and that the traditional British Arthur is a much later imitation. Graham Anderson examines hitherto neglected evidence for two much older figures, known to classical writers as early kings of Arcadia and Lydia, who supposedly flourished more than a millennium earlier than traditional accounts suggest. He outlines the correspondence betw |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Arthur, King.
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| SUBJECT |
Arthur, King fast |
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Tales -- Greece -- History and criticism
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Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Legends
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Arthurian romances -- Sources
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Legends -- Greece.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Arthurian romances
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Britons -- Kings and rulers
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Civilization -- Greek influences
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Legends
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Tales
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Great Britain -- Civilization -- Greek influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056628
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Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 -- Legends
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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Greece
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Legends
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203583035 |
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9780203583036 |
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9786610074112 |
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6610074119 |
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9780415317146 |
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0415317142 |
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0415555000 |
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9780415555005 |
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1280074116 |
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9781280074110 |
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1134372027 |
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9781134372027 |
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1134372019 |
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9781134372010 |
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